diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR})
 
 set(REQUIRED_QT_VERSION 5.10.0)
-find_package(Qt5 "${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION}" CONFIG REQUIRED Widgets DBus)
+find_package(Qt5 "${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION}" CONFIG REQUIRED Widgets)
+if (NOT ANDROID)
+  find_package(Qt5 "${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION}" CONFIG REQUIRED DBus)
+endif()
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
@@ -31,7 +34,9 @@
                         PACKAGE_VERSION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfigVersion.cmake"
                         SOVERSION 5)
 
-find_package(KF5Auth ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+if (NOT ANDROID)
+  find_package(KF5Auth ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+endif()
 find_package(KF5CoreAddons ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5Codecs ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5Config ${KF5_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
@@ -84,6 +89,10 @@
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
+set(HAVE_KAUTH FALSE)
+if (TARGET KF5::Auth)
+  set(HAVE_KAUTH TRUE)
+endif()
 configure_package_config_file(
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake.in"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake"
diff --git a/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake.in b/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake.in
--- a/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/KF5ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-find_dependency(KF5Auth "@KF5_DEP_VERSION@")
+if (@HAVE_KAUTH@)
+  find_dependency(KF5Auth "@KF5_DEP_VERSION@")
+endif()
 find_dependency(KF5Codecs "@KF5_DEP_VERSION@")
 find_dependency(KF5Config "@KF5_DEP_VERSION@")
 find_dependency(KF5WidgetsAddons "@KF5_DEP_VERSION@")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
   khelpclient.cpp
   klanguagebutton.cpp
   klanguagename.cpp
-  kpastetextaction.cpp
   krecentfilesaction.cpp
   kstandardaction.cpp
   ktipdialog.cpp
 )
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(kconfigwidgets_SRCS HEADER kconfigwidgets_debug.h IDENTIFIER KCONFIG_WIDGETS_LOG CATEGORY_NAME kf5.kconfigwidgets)
+if (TARGET Qt5::DBus)
+  list(APPEND kconfigwidgets_SRCS kpastetextaction.cpp)
+endif()
 
 qt5_add_resources(kconfigwidgets_SRCS kconfigwidgets.qrc)
 
@@ -29,13 +31,19 @@
     KF5::Codecs # KCodecActions uses KCharsets, KEncodingProber
     KF5::WidgetsAddons # For K*Action, KPage*, KViewStateSerializer, KAcceleratorManager, K*GuiItem
     KF5::ConfigGui # KStandardAction uses KStandardShortcut
-    KF5::Auth # KCModule uses KAuth::Action
   PRIVATE
-    Qt5::DBus # KPasteTextAction talks to Klipper via DBus
     KF5::CoreAddons # KCModule uses KAboutData, KTipDialog uses KRandom
     KF5::GuiAddons # KColorScheme uses KColorUtils
     KF5::I18n # For action and widget texts
 )
+if (TARGET KF5::Auth)
+  target_link_libraries(KF5ConfigWidgets PUBLIC KF5::Auth) # KCModule uses KAuth::Action
+else()
+  target_compile_definitions(KF5ConfigWidgets PUBLIC -DKCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH)
+endif()
+if (TARGET Qt5::DBus)
+  target_link_libraries(KF5ConfigWidgets PRIVATE Qt5::DBus) # KPasteTextAction talks to Klipper via DBus
+endif()
 
 set_target_properties(KF5ConfigWidgets PROPERTIES VERSION   ${KCONFIGWIDGETS_VERSION_STRING}
                                                   SOVERSION ${KCONFIGWIDGETS_SOVERSION}
diff --git a/src/kcmodule.h b/src/kcmodule.h
--- a/src/kcmodule.h
+++ b/src/kcmodule.h
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 
 #include <kconfigwidgets_export.h>
 
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
 #include <kauthaction.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QWidget>
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@
      */
     bool needsAuthorization() const;
 
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
     /**
      * @brief Set if the module's save() method requires authorization to be executed
      *
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@
      * @return The action that has to be authorized to execute the save() method.
      */
     KAuth::Action authAction() const;
+#endif
 
     /**
      * Returns the value set by setExportText();
@@ -382,10 +386,12 @@
      */
     void widgetChanged();
 
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
     /**
      * The status of the auth action, if one, has changed
      */
     void authStatusChanged(KAuth::Action::AuthStatus status);
+#endif
 
 protected:
 
diff --git a/src/kcmodule.cpp b/src/kcmodule.cpp
--- a/src/kcmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/kcmodule.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 #include <kconfigskeleton.h>
 #include <kconfigdialogmanager.h>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
 #include <kauthexecutejob.h>
+#endif
 
 class KCModulePrivate
 {
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@
         _useRootOnlyMessage(false),
         _firstshow(true),
         _needsAuthorization(false),
-        _authAction(),
         _unmanagedWidgetChangeState(false)
     { }
 
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@
     bool _firstshow : 1;
 
     bool  _needsAuthorization : 1;
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
     KAuth::Action _authAction;
+#endif
 
     // this member is used to record the state on non-automatically
     // managed widgets, allowing for mixed KConfigXT-drive and manual
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@
 void KCModule::setNeedsAuthorization(bool needsAuth)
 {
     d->_needsAuthorization = needsAuth;
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
     if (needsAuth && d->_about) {
         d->_authAction = KAuth::Action(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kcontrol.") + d->_about->componentName() + QStringLiteral(".save"));
         d->_needsAuthorization = d->_authAction.isValid();
@@ -131,13 +135,15 @@
     } else {
         d->_authAction = KAuth::Action();
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 bool KCModule::needsAuthorization() const
 {
     return d->_needsAuthorization;
 }
 
+#ifndef KCONFIGWIDGETS_NO_KAUTH
 void KCModule::setAuthAction(const KAuth::Action &action)
 {
     if (!action.isValid()) {
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@
 
     qCDebug(KCONFIG_WIDGETS_LOG) << useRootOnlyMessage();
 }
+#endif
 
 KCModule::~KCModule()
 {
diff --git a/src/kstandardaction.cpp b/src/kstandardaction.cpp
--- a/src/kstandardaction.cpp
+++ b/src/kstandardaction.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             pAction = new KToggleFullScreenAction(parent);
             pAction->setCheckable(true);
             break;
-#ifndef KDE_NO_DEPRECATED
+#if !defined(KDE_NO_DEPRECATED) && defined(QT_DBUS_LIB)
         case PasteText:
             pAction = new KPasteTextAction(parent);
             break;